Touchet Elementary School
Session 2007-009

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Connected on 2007-03-19 11:30:00 from Touchet, Washington, USA

• 10:43 am
• Bugscope TeamDenise, can you see the chat text here?

• Bugscope TeamHi Denise, we need to make sure you can see this chat text? Can you?
• Bugscope TeamHello!
• Bugscope TeamWe are waiting for the vacuum to get a little better; then we'll be able to start th 'scope and make presets right away.
• Bugscope TeamPLEASE let us know, from the school, whether you are seeing this...
• Bugscope TeamDenise, if you can'
• TeacherYes, I can see it, sorry I was setting up the students' computers
• Bugscope TeamCool! Hi!
• Bugscope TeamAhh Cool.
• Bugscope Teamyay ok
• Bugscope TeamWe are running a little behind, we still need to make presets, we are waiting for the scope vacuum to build up to good levels first.
• Bugscope TeamWe are off to a slow start but have the best people workin' on this on our end.
• 10:48 am
• TeacherI'm setting them up as guests because it keeps on coming up as teacher :) Don't want them to do that!
  Bugscope TeamGood thinking Denise, that is fine.
• Bugscope TeamShould be making presets in a matter or moments.
• Bugscope TeamAfter the teacher has logged in, it should automatically offer to log new users in as students
• Bugscope TeamYou don't see anything about students then?
• TeacherCool, it's all right if we're running a little late-they're third graders so their attention span is about 40-45 min. anyway
• TeacherI only saw students come up on the first computer I logged in.
  Bugscope TeamDon't worry about it, guest if fine for now.
• Bugscope TeamIt doesn't affect how the session runs anyways
• Bugscope TeamSo no big deal

• Bugscope TeamVacuum is almost ready, at that point we'll start making presets and you'll see some images. After the presets are made, we'll unlock the session and then you (dspain) can start controlling the scope.
• Bugscope Teamokay the 'scope is up and on
• Bugscope Teamyou can see the carbon tape and part of a walking stick
• Guestcool!
• Bugscope TeamJune bug
• 10:54 am
• Bugscope TeamChas is adjusting the microscope so future images will be perfect as possible.
• TeacherShould I be seeing this on the other computers?
• Bugscope Teamyes you should
• Bugscope Teamyou may have to refresh

• Bugscope Teamgoing for the ant now
• Bugscope Teamyes, you should see the same image on all computers, there may be some lag, but it should be close to the same. is it?
• Bugscope TeamChas is driving the microscope; Alex is saving the presets.

• Teachera little, I think the students' computers are a little older than my laptop, so the lag is a little longer
  Bugscope Teamthat's okay, chas is moving the scope fast now, so the lag is intense.

• Bugscope Teamwhen you are driving the lag will be less

• Bugscope Teamthe walking sticks were pretty flat, and something else in there was totally smooshed like Santa Claus had stepped on it with one of his boots, and rubbed it around.
• Bugscope TeamSo we put some other stuff in here as well.
• 11:00 am
• TeacherThat's okay, I wondered how well they would travel across the country
• Bugscope Teamthe smooshed stuff in the bag was all part of the bigger walking stick
• Bugscope Teamyou could not recognize some of the stuff
• Bugscope TeamBut yeah, we're good.
• Bugscope TeamChas is looking around for interesting places.
• Guestheyy!!!!
• Bugscope TeamOh Yeah.
• Bugscope TeamHello Annie from the West.

• Guesthello!!!
• Bugscope TeamHow are you doing, Annie?
• GuestI am good
• Bugscope Teamwe've getting two more presets, and then we are ready. another 4-5 minutes denise.
• Guestit is a little cooler out here that I want it to be, but I bring the rain and the rain is needed
• Bugscope TeamAnnie is our entolomogist, and she is logging in from California today, at least I think that's where she is now.

• GuestYees, I am in Valencia CA
• Bugscope Teamone more preset
• Bugscope Teamwhoops entomologist
• Guesthome of many strip malls
• Bugscope TeamI made up a new discipline
• Bugscope Teamannie you are in california!
• Guestmogist
• GuestYes, I am in California
• Bugscope Teamwow, i'm so jealous.
• GuestYesterday I went collecting in the desert and fought with spiny bushes
• Bugscope TeamI'm jealous too...
• GuestI look like I got in a fight with a cat
• Bugscope Teamouch
• Bugscope TeamPirate Girl.
• GuestThe worst thing about it is that I have to come home eventually :(

• Bugscope Teamdenise, we are ready for you to control the scope!
• 11:05 am
• Guestyay
• Bugscope Teamright now you are looking at a stickbug tarsi.
• Bugscope Teamnotice the controls the the upper right of your screen.
• Guestphasmatodea
• Guesttarsi are insect feet
• TeacherAre we about ready?
  Bugscope Teamwe are totally ready!
• Bugscope Teamyeah go ahead and use the controls on the right

• Bugscope TeamDriving may take a little bit of getting used to
• Bugscope TeamI'd try click-to-center first
• Guestooh, I just noticed the scale bar...that is really cool
• 11:10 am
• Bugscope TeamI am back as an admin
• Bugscope TeamGreat!
• Bugscope Teamhaha
• Bugscope TeamI always forget
• Bugscope Teamare we looking at a deflated eyeball?
  Bugscope Teami think so
• GuestWhat kind of bug is this
  Bugscope TeamThis is the head of a stickbug
• Bugscope TeamYeah, in the lower left there
• Bugscope TeamCheck it out up close.
• Bugscope TeamSee if it is really an eye.
• Guestwhat is the part
• Bugscope Teamumm, if we zoom out a bit I can tell what kind of insect it is
  Bugscope TeamWe are waiting for Denise to get control of the class, then she will start drivign the scope.
• Bugscope Teamcool
• Bugscope TeamThis is one of the walking sticks.
• Bugscope Teamit says we are at64x, i dont think we can move out much farther
• Bugscope Teamahh, ok, big insect
• Bugscope TeamYeah they have pretty big heads.
• Bugscope TeamIt's a bit out of focus now though, so it could be sharper
• Bugscope Teamclass, then 'scope
• Guestwhat kind of part is this
• Guestwhat part
• GuestWhat limb is this?
• Bugscope Teamthis is the head
• Bugscope Teamhead
• Guestwhat is this part called
• Guestwhat kind of bug
• Bugscope Teamwe're seeing several things, but this is all on the head of the stick bug
• Bugscope TeamA stick insect
• Guestis this a boy or a girl
• Bugscope Teamthe eye is at the lower left, but it's in bad shape so it's all deflated
• Bugscope Teamthis is the stickbug that you sent us!
• Bugscope Teamhard to tell--was this a big fat stick or a skinny small stick
• Guestgirl
• Guestwhat part of the body is it
• Bugscope Teamthe head
• Bugscope Teami'm not sure you will be able to tell if this is a boy or girl, it's really just a part of it
• Guesthow many bones does it have?
  Bugscope TeamIt has an "exoskeleton", which means that it's bones are all on the outside, as it's skin
• Guestis this a boy or a girl
• Guestthe brain
• Bugscope Teamno bones
• Bugscope Teamif the stick insect was big and fat when it was alive, it was a girl. If it was really small and thin, it was a boy
• GuestHow do they grow up.
• Guest22
• Guestwhat part is this
  Bugscope Teamwe're still looking at the head
• Bugscope TeamStick insects are what we call hemimetabolous
• Guesthow long is it
• Guesthow come there legs come off
• 11:15 am
• Guesthow many bones does it have
• Bugscope Teamwhen they hatch from the egg they look like miniature adult stick bugs
• Guestwhat food do they eat
• Bugscope Teamand that means they have like half a metabolism?
• Guestfemale or male
• Guest?
• Bugscope Teamthen they molt and get bigger and bigger and at their last molt they get their wings
• Guestmale
• Bugscope Teamit means that they don't have complete metamorphosis...egg, larvae, pupae, adult
• GuestHow do they grow up

• Guestwhat do
• Bugscope Teamthey have egg, nymph, adult
• Guestbutterflies
• Guestwhat is tiht
• Bugscope Teamstick insects eat leaves from the plants where they live
• GuestHow old can it live
• Guestit*
• Bugscope Teamclick again to stop moving denise.

• Bugscope Teamif you are using click to drive, remember to click again to stop
• Guestjkdrkkjuiuryuitgef4d

• Bugscope TeamComp8, stick insects have incomplete metamorphosis---they have three life stages, egg, nymph, and adult
• Bugscope Teamdenise, if you get lost driving, try clicking on a preset (lower right) and that will take you to a good image
• Bugscope TeamDenise -- it can be hard to find new things to look at just by driving. You should try clicking on a preset in the list to the right of the chat
• Bugscope Teamcomp7 this was the head
• Guestwhat does the bug do
• Bugscope TeamComp: stick insects usually live one year (one summer)

• Guestwhat is the bug called
  Bugscope Teamthis is also the walking stick bug
• GuestDo they have bones
  Bugscope Teamnot on the inside. their skin is very hard (called an exoskeleton) and serves the same purpose as our bones
  Bugscope TeamHello, sorry for joining late. Bugs don't have bones - rather they have a hard outer shell called an "exoskeleton".
• GuestWhat kind of bugs are we going to look at
• Bugscope Teambut now we're seeing the leg
• Bugscope TeamStick insects don't do much, they live on trees and eat leaves
• Guesthow big is it
• Guestwhat part of the bug are we looking at
• Guestwhat kind of body part
• Bugscope Teamleg
• Bugscope TeamComp: this is the insect's foot
• Bugscope Teamleg
• Bugscope Teamok
• Guestno they don't have bones
• Bugscope Teamwe're seeing the different joints in the leg
• Bugscope Teamconnecting all the leg segments
• Guestwhat dose the brain look like
• GuestIS IT A GIRL OR A BOY
• Teacherthey shed their skin
• Bugscope TeamThe exoskeleton is hard, and very similar to what your fingernails are made out of.
• GuestHow big is it?
• Guestwhat bug is this
  Bugscope TeamThis is the stickbug, and you are looking at one of its legs.
• Bugscope Teamdenise, try increasing the mag, try focusing on the hairs on the leg.
• 11:21 am
• Guestis it a girl or a boy

• Bugscope TeamComp8 and 4: if the insect was fat--it is a girl, if it was skinny, it was a boy
• Bugscope Teamso there are parts of two walking sticks in the microscope, plus an ant, a ladybug, and a June bug.
• Bugscope TeamYou'd better clarify that a bit, Annie! :-)
• Guestis it a walking stick
• Guestwhat does the rhino betles brain look like
  Bugscope Teama small blob of mushy stuff, most likely
• Bugscope TeamThis is the leg of one of the walking sticks.
• Guestdoes it have bones
  Bugscope Teamit's bones are on the outside of its body, which is called an exoskeleton
• Guestwhere does it live
  Bugscope Teamin trees mostly.
• Bugscope TeamAnd these individual segments are called tarsi
• Guestdo they lay eggs
• GuestWHERE DID THEY COME FROM
• Guestwich leg
• Guesthow many bones do they have
• GuestWhy does it look scary?
  Bugscope TeamBOOOOO!
  Bugscope TeamStick bugs aren't all that scary, though there was a funny scene in the "X-Files" where Fox Mulder talks about seeing a stick bug for the first time and screaming. Stick bugs are harmless, even though they do look like sticks moving around!
• Bugscope TeamInsects do not have bones, they have an exoskeleton, which means it has tubes of chitinous cuticle on the outside of its body
• Bugscope Teamthey don't have bones -- they have an outer shell of chitin, which is sort of like your fingernails
• Teacheris that hair in side them
• Bugscope Teamit only looks scary if you are afraid of sticks
• Bugscope Teamthe tiny hairs are called 'setae.'
• Bugscope Teamdid we have a rhino beetle? is that what got smooshed?
• Bugscope Teaminsect brains are very small, it looks like little strings and tiny balls of tissue
• Guestwhat is the strange about it
• Guestit live's inthe desert
• Guesthow many bones do they have

• Bugscope Teamwhat lives in the desert?
• Bugscope Teamthe rhinoceros beetle perhaps?
• Bugscope Teamthey do not have any bones whatsoever
• GuestWhere are they most common?
• Bugscope Teamthis is the claw (hand) of another stickbug
• Guestwhat color can it chance into
• Bugscope Teamstick insects are most common in the tropics, as are most insect groups
• Guestwhat is it
• Guestwhat kinds of food does it eat
• Bugscope Teamthey eat leaves
• Bugscope Teamthese range from green to brown, I think -- the ones we have seen
• Guesthow old is it
• Bugscope Teaminsects that only eat plant matter are called herbivores
• Guestwhat bug is this
  Bugscope TeamThis is from the top of the leg you were just looking at, this is the claw that it uses to hold onto things
• Bugscope TeamStick bugs can be brown like the bark of the plants they live on, or they can be green, and even shaped like leaves.
• Guest100
• Bugscope TeamStickbug
• 11:26 am
• Guestwhat kind of stick bug
• Bugscope Teamstick insects usually can live one "season"--in temperate areas that means on summer

• Bugscope Teamone summer

• GuestHow old is it ?
• Guestwhat color can bugsbe
  Bugscope Teamwalking stick bugs are always going to want to blend into their surroundings, so they're going to be greens and browns
• Bugscope TeamIt is less than one year old
• Bugscope TeamIt's probably 8 or 10 months old
• Guestwhat is this
• GuestWhat part of the body is that?
• Guestwhat part is it called
• Bugscope Teamthey can be black, green, brown, yellow, blue, red...
• Bugscope Teamthese look like sensory setae
• TeacherIs that dust on the hairs?
• Bugscope Teambut walking sticks are brown or green
• Bugscope Teamyup, dust or dirt or goo
• Bugscope Teamyes we will see dust for sure
• Guestdoes it have entenas
  Bugscope Teamthe walking stick bugs got pretty violated by the postal service so I didn't see the antennae anymore, but there are some very visible antennae on the ant and beetle
• Bugscope Teamwhen insects die, they have a tendency to get a little dirty
• Guestwhat kind of body part is it

• Bugscope Teamyes, all insects have antennae
• Bugscope TeamIf you see long thing fibers, they may be fungal. In this picture, this is dust or dirt.
• Bugscope TeamOne set of antennae
• Bugscope TeamIt had antennae but they may have been lost.
• Guestdo they have lice
  Bugscope TeamThey don't usually get lice, but there are some insects that will have other insects feeding on them! These feeders are called "parasites" and we usually see parasites on earwigs.
• Bugscope Teamas opposed to crustaceans that have two sets of antennae
• GuestDO THEY HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF BONES
• Guestwhat color can bugs be
• GuestWhat are these ,spines?
  Bugscope TeamThey can be almost any color, red, yellow, black, brown, blue
• Guestare they slow
• Bugscope Teamthey do not have bones at all -- no bones whatsoever
• GuestWhat do they use their anntenaes for
  Bugscope Teamfor sensing the world around them. feeling vibrations, air movement, etc
• Guestwhere are the celes on this bug
• Bugscope Teamthat didn't work
• Bugscope Teamshoot
• Guestwhat is it
• GuestWhere do they live?
  Bugscope TeamThey live in trees and on plants
• Teacherdo they eat
  Bugscope TeamYes, they eat leaves
• GuestWhere are they most common?
  Bugscope Teamlike most insects, they are most common in the tropics
• Guestwhat part is it
• Bugscope Teamthey eat the leaves that they live among
• Guestwhat part is this
  Bugscope Teamwe're still near the claws at the end of the foot I believe
• Bugscope Teamtry going to the ant.
• 11:31 am
• Guestdo they drink water
  Bugscope TeamUmm, probably, or they get water from the food they eat
• Bugscope TeamYeah, the ant is neat
• GuestWHAT KIND OF BODY DOES IT HAVE
• Bugscope TeamThese are spines on the foot.
• Guestit is a leg
• Guestare we looking at a boy or a girl

• Guestwhat is it
• Guestis it scary looking
  Bugscope Teamonly scary if you are afraid of sticks
• Bugscope Teamthey probably get water with the leaves they eat -- they may not drink water directly.
• Bugscope Teamthis is closeup of the exoskeleton of a stickbug
• Guestwhat is it
• Bugscope TeamAs Annie said...

• Bugscope TeamThese are pretty tame-looking dudes.
• Guestis it spikes
• Guestcan they live walla walla
  Bugscope Teamdefinitely

• GuestSomehow,this freaks me out.
• Bugscope TeamAfter you've gotten a close look, you should zoom out to see the context of where you are
• Guestis it scary looking

• Guestwhat kind of insect is it
• Guestwhat can it do

• GuestWhat is the exoseliton made of
  Bugscope Teamit's made of chitin, much like your fingernails!
• Guestwhy is it creapy
  Bugscope TeamIt is only creepy if you are afraid of it
• Guestwere do they live at
  Bugscope TeamThey live in trees or on plants
• GuestWHAT KIND OF INSECT IT IS

• Bugscope TeamChitin (a proteinaceous material similar to our fingernails ) and protein
• Bugscope Teamdoh
• Bugscope TeamWe're still looking at the stick bug here
• Guesthow big can it get
• Bugscope Teamthey can be about a foot long in some places
• Bugscope Teamusually they are smaller but for an insect they are large
• Guesthow do they grow up
  Bugscope TeamThey hatch from an egg to a nymph (a small stick insect), then they molt to larger and larger forms until they molt to adulthood
• GuestWhat is that?
• Bugscope Teamthey are long

• Bugscope TeamThey just eat more and more and get bigger and bigger.

• GuestWHAT KIND OF INSECT IT IS IN IT'S BODY
• Guestdo they live in texes
  Bugscope TeamYes
• GuestWhat limb is this?
• Guestprobly it is about 6 ponds
• Guest is it scary looking
• Bugscope TeamThis was on a part near the head I believe
• Bugscope Teamwe have not found any other bugs on this dude
• 11:36 am
• Guestwhat bug am i looking at
  Bugscope Teamstick insect
• Guestis this inside of it
  Bugscope Teamno, this is the outside. we call it the exoskeleton, but that's because their skeleton is where we have our skin, on the outside!
• Bugscope TeamYou guys should check out the ant and the beetle too
• Bugscope Teamso when they molt they lose the shell, which cracks off, and there's a new larger one underneath that expands
• Teacherthat looks like water
  Bugscope Teamit does look like waves. there are some absolutely fascinating patterns on bugs that are just too small to see with the naked eye
• Bugscope Teamdenise, try clicking on the beetle head preset, that gives a great front on look of a beetle head
• GuestWhere are they most common?
  Bugscope Teamlike most insects they are most diverse in the tropics
• GuestIs our skin wrinkly like threre
• Guestwere do they live
• Guestwhy is their body bumpy
• Bugscope Teamthey have a shell, or exoskeleton, made of chitin, and chitin is like the shell of a shrimp -- the part you don't eat
• Guestdoes it live in californeu
  Bugscope Teamyes

• Bugscope TeamPhew.
• Guesthow are they alike to people
  Bugscope Teamthey are both alive, they both eat, drink, reproduce
• Bugscope TeamThis is a Junebug.
• Guesthow many bones do they have
• Bugscope TeamWe're seeing the whole head right now
• GuestIs that the head?
• Bugscope TeamNo bones ever whatsoever never.
• Bugscope Teamthe antennae are near the bottom, the moutparts and palps are in the middle near the top
• GuestHOW MANY EGGS COULD THEY IEY
  Bugscope Teamumm, several hundred
• Guestis it a stick
• Bugscope Teamyeah we are used to this and having fun on our end
• Guestis it ugly
• Bugscope Teamthis is not a stick bug; this is a beetle
• Bugscope TeamIt is very lovely.
• Guestdo they have teeth
  Bugscope Teamthey don't have teeth in the traditional sense, they have ridges on their mouthparts that they can use to manipulate food
• Guestit looks like a junebug
• Bugscope Teammy image hasn't refreshed yet
• Bugscope TeamThey do not have teeth.
• Bugscope Teamhit refresh
• Bugscope TeamChas?
• Guestwhat is it called
• Guesthow are they alike to walking sticks
  Bugscope Teamthey both have six legs, two antenna, compound eyes, a segmented body and two sets of wings
• Bugscope Teamannie, sometimes you have to refresh when using IE7
• Bugscope Teamahh

• Guestwere do they come from
• Bugscope Teamgot it
• Bugscope Teamit should be a june bug
• GuestDo you think they are ugly?
  Bugscope Teamsometimes they can be very beautiful, especially when viewed up close.
• Guestwhat does it eat
  Bugscope TeamJunebugs eat roots as larvae (grubs)
• GuestIS THAT THE HEAD AND KIND OF THE BODY
  Bugscope Teamjust the head right now

• 11:41 am
• Bugscope Teamvery different from walking sticks
• Guestwhat kind of bug is this
• Bugscope TeamThis is the head -- the underside or ventral portion of the head -- of a junebug.
• Bugscope Teamjune bug
• Guestis that the head
• Guestwhat do they eat
• Bugscope Teamyep
• Bugscope TeamYou can see its mandibular and maxillary palps.
• Bugscope TeamAs adults, many junebugs don't eat
• Guestit sort of look like a crab
  Bugscope Teamthey are both arthropods
• Bugscope Teamthe palps are little mouthparts that help it taste and manipulate its food
• Bugscope Teami agree!
• Bugscope Teambecause of the pinchers
• Guesthow many eyes do they have?
  Bugscope Teamthey have two compound eyes
• Bugscope Teamyeah it does look sort of crabby
• GuestHOW ARE STICKS DIFFERENT FROM WALKING STICKS
  Bugscope Teamvery different
• Guesthow big is it
• Bugscope Teamcrabs and lobsters are just big insects
• Guestwhere are the celes on this bug
• TeacherWhat is that thing by the antennae that looks like a bubble or tube?
  Bugscope Teamcan you click to center on it. cool.
  Bugscope TeamI think you are looking at a broken-off palp
• Guestwhat do they use there pinchers for
• GuestGBUY VF TS
• GuestHow many legs do they have?
  Bugscope Teamsix

• Bugscope Teamthey use their pinchers to hold onto their food and to hold onto whatever they are walking on
• Guestwhat do they eat
  Bugscope Teamas babies (grubs/larvae) they eat roots of various plants
• Guestdoes it have hair
  Bugscope Teamall those little hair-like things it has there are called setae. they get used for a variety or purposes
• Bugscope TeamWhen the insects die they dry up and their exoskeleton becomes brittle, so it's not hard to accidentally knock these little appendages off
• GuestWhere are they most common?;
  Bugscope TeamLike most insects, they are probably most common in the tropis
• Guestdo they eat
  Bugscope TeamAs larvae, yes, as adults, maybe not
• Bugscope Teamthey have tiny hairs that we call setae ('see-tee').
• Guestwhat was the longest stik bug seen in the world
  Bugscope Team13 inches long is what I found online
• Guestis that a junbug
  Bugscope Teamyes
• Guesthow can they eat
  Bugscope TeamThey take bites with their jaws, just like you do
• Bugscope Teamtropics
• Bugscope Teamtropics
• 11:46 am
• Teacherwhat are those sticks in their body?
  Bugscope Teamthey're called setae
• GuestIs that tube its nose?
  Bugscope Teamno, that's where one of it's mouth parts broke off
• Guestdoes it live in trees
  Bugscope TeamUmm, it might hang out in trees during the day, but mostly it lives in the dirt near plant roots
• Guesthow long is it
• Bugscope Teamthe sticks are sensory hairs we call setae

• StudentIS THAT THE LEGS
  Bugscope TeamNo, you are looking at the mouth
  Bugscope TeamThis is the end of the leg, the claws that it uses for walking on walls or grasping onto plants
• Bugscope Teamgood work denise, we are now looking at the claw of a ladybug
• Bugscope Teamsome of them are mechanosensory, like a cat's whiskers, and some are chemosensory -- the insect can use the setae to smell with, and to taste the air.
• Guestis this the leg
• Guestwhat is the measurement thing at the bottom
  Bugscope Teamthat's called a scale bar. it's telling you how big the features in the image are, just like there's a scale bar on a map
• Bugscope Teamsorry, needed to refresh
• Bugscope Teamoops, you might be behind us again annie, we're on the ladybug now
• Bugscope TeamThis is the claw of a ladybug.
• GuestIs that its pincher
• Guestis it a ladybug
• Bugscope TeamI am refreshed now
• Bugscope Teamyes that is one of the pinchers.
• Bugscope Teama micron is one millionth of a meter
• Bugscope Team(I have firefox)
• Bugscope Teamfor comparison, your hair is about 60-80µm wide
• Guestis this a crab
  Bugscope Teamnope, but it looks kind of like a crab because of the exoskeleton
• Bugscope Teama micrometer is one thousandth of a millimeter and one millionth (as Chas said) of a meter.
• Guestdo they get longger and smarter
  Bugscope TeamWe don't know much about insect "learning"--bees can learn, but we are not sure about other types of insects
• Guestdo
• Guestdo they eat with their claws
• StudentIS
• Bugscope Teamoops! ;-)
• Guestdo they bite
• Teacherwhat do they use the claws for
  Bugscope Teamthey have those big curved claws so they can dig them into bark, plant stems, etc to hold on very tight and walk up walls, etc
• Bugscope Teamladybugs bite
• Bugscope Teamthey use their claws to grasp their food and to grasp branches when they walk
• Bugscope Teamhahahaa
• Bugscope Teamhhaha
• Bugscope Teamhahahaha
• Guestdo they grow up
• Guestdoes it have bones
  Bugscope TeamThey have complete metamorphosis--eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults
• Guestwhat bug is it called
• Bugscope Teamno bones
• 11:51 am
• GuestHow big is it? (total)
• Bugscope Teamno bones no way none whatsoever
• Guesthow fast can it walk
• Bugscope Teamoh yeah and no bones either
• GuestDO THEY EAT WITH THEIR CLAWS
  Bugscope TeamNope. they walk and hold on to things with their claws
• Bugscope Teamnot they question I was trying to answer!
• Bugscope Teamthis is a ladybug and it helps itself to food using its claws
• Guest-do lay eggs
  Bugscope Teamyes, they do
• Bugscope Teamgotta be quick annie, before the chat line gets away from you!
• Bugscope Teamjust listen to Annie, not to me
• Guestohh
• Bugscope Team:P

• Bugscope Teamthis is part of the ant
• Bugscope Teamyou might want to click to center to hte left a little
• Bugscope Teamit's knee
• GuestWhat's the max of eggs?
  Bugscope Teamit depends upon the insect, ants and termites have thousands of eggs, while some flies can lay only two or three
• GuestWhat do they spend most of their life doing
  Bugscope TeamIn the insect world there is very little to do besides eat and reproduce, and hide from predators
• Bugscope Teamyou are meant to wonder what this is and to go to a lower mag to see where you are
• Bugscope TeamEating!
• Bugscope Teamand procreation
• Teacherit looks like hair what is it
  Bugscope Teamgo ahead and zoom out to see what we're looking at
• Bugscope Teamthose are setae
• Bugscope Teamthey look like hair
• Bugscope Teamand some of them are sensory structures
• StudentARE THOSE SHARP CLAWS
  Bugscope Teamthey are so small that they couldn't probably even break your skin
• Bugscope Teamthe setae allow the insect (often) to feel.
• Bugscope Teamthose are not claws -- they are tiny hairlike things called setae.
• GuestStudents are logging off, Denise is discussing with them now what they saw. I know she appreciated your help and your patience.
• 11:57 am
• Bugscope TeamGreat, we'll wrap things up here then if you guys are totally done
• Bugscope Teamso that's it?
• Bugscope TeamThank You!
• Bugscope Teamthank you for your good questions
• Bugscope Teamgreat job denise!
• Bugscope Teamall right guys--back to enjoying the smog!!
• GuestOnce Denise gets them out to recess she may want to thank you herself. I am just a volunteer.
• Bugscope Teamsee you all soon!
  Bugscope Teambring me back some asnd from the beach!

• Bugscope TeamThanks to Chas and Alex we were able to get the 'scope going.

• Bugscope Teamthats me
• TeacherThank you! We had some computers turn off so we ended a little early, where is the feedback page? Great session!
• Bugscope Teamsand

• Bugscope TeamThanks Annie!
• Bugscope TeamIf I go to the beach---how about the desert?
• Bugscope Teamive been wondering what we've been looking at for a while
• Bugscope TeamI saw a link to hte feedback page from the application page actually
• Bugscope Teamokok bye bye
• Bugscope Teamdesert, yuck. beach, YAH!
• Bugscope TeamThat was a knee joint.
• Bugscope TeamI'll email you a link to the chat transcript and images
• Bugscope TeamNot sure about the feedback page.
• Bugscope Teamwell i saw that, but couldnt see of what it belonged to
• Bugscope TeamDenise how many times have we worked with you?
• Bugscope TeamAlex was marveling at how well you were driving.
• Bugscope TeamDon are you still with us?
• Bugscope TeamAnd SAR JAR JEN?
• 12:02 pm
• TeacherFirst time, but I saw a demo at Washington State University/Tri-Cities during one of my classes
• Bugscope TeamI thought we'd worked with you before.
• Bugscope Teamhttp://discord.itg.uiuc.edu/bugscope/chat_transcript.php?proposal=2007-009
• Bugscope TeamThat's a link to the chat transcript and images
• Bugscope TeamSo was that with Amy?
• Bugscope TeamI think it's the Spain that's familiar...
• Bugscope TeamAnyway be sure and connect with us again.
• TeacherThe kids loved it! They didn't want to go to their next activity!
• Bugscope Teamthanks it was fun
• Bugscope Teamyeah we didn't want it to stop either
• Bugscope Teamhey scott, do bugs have bones?
• Bugscope Teamlol
• Bugscope Teamyeah man
• Bugscope Teamkids are so great.
• Bugscope Teamthey're crunchy
• Bugscope Teamwhen their mind focuses on something, they really are focused hard.
• Bugscope Teamnow if they asked if this was male of female, that would be easier to answer
• 12:07 pm
• Bugscope Teamfemale?
• Bugscope Teamyep
• Bugscope Teamthe workers
• Bugscope TeamI thought they killed all the girl ants because they're a threat to the queen
• Bugscope Teamaw no way chas
• Bugscope Teamgirls do all the work
• TeacherThank you for everything I have to go!
• Bugscope Teamk thanks, take care
• Bugscope Teambye ! great job.
• Bugscope Teami'm outty